Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2013-165
Advisory Release Date: 2013-03-02 16:51 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-15 22:36 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
Due to the way the pam_ssh_agent_auth PAM module was built, the glibc's error() function was called rather than the intended error() function in pam_ssh_agent_auth to report errors. As these two functions expect different arguments, it was possible for an attacker to cause an application using pam_ssh_agent_auth to crash, disclose portions of its memory or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5536)
Affected Packages:
openssh
Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssh to update your system.
New Packages:
i686:
openssh-ldap-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686
pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-84.20.amzn1.i686
openssh-server-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686
openssh-clients-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686
openssh-debuginfo-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686
openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686
src:
openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.src
x86_64:
openssh-clients-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64
openssh-ldap-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64
openssh-server-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64
openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64
openssh-debuginfo-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64
pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-84.20.amzn1.x86_64